Flotation Tanks

After the second plank was on, I framed the benches on each side of the center footwell. Those benches are closed flotation tanks with deck plates on the fronts. With those plates, I can use the tanks for dry storage as well as open them when the boat is on land to allow the tanks to dry out. If they are sealed, you'd think they wouldn't need to dry out! Maybe they sweat? Today, I finished making the tops of the benches and have everything ready to paint the interior of the tanks. In a couple of days, the tanks will be ready to glue together and epoxy seal the edges. While that is happening, I can move on to making the third plank and gluing that in place.